warring states careerist

Chapter 762

Pengcheng.

The envoys of the king of Chu were like ants on a hot pot, restless.

Since their building was watched that day, he has heard a lot of news.

There are newspapers in Pengcheng, since he is an envoy to Sishang, he can naturally recognize the writing on Sishang.

The matter of Song State has become the headlines these days, and the envoy of the King of Chu urgently needs to know what Sishang wants to do.

Are you looking for an excuse to occupy Song?Or is it true that the imperial father's family was planning to strike first, but the Mo family took the lead instead?
The most important thing is that the matter of the Song Dynasty has already happened, what is Sishang going to do?
Before coming, the king of Chu gave him a very clear outline for the negotiation.

It doesn't matter what kind of republican feudalism, what kind of people are gods or whether the monarchy is granted by heaven.

As long as the Mohists are willing to divide Song into three or four, then the royal family and even Song Gong will be a crime against the world. Chu is willing to send troops and is willing to carve up Song with Sishang, Wei, and South Korea.

This is rough, but some details are certainly up for debate.

The wishful thinking of the king of Chu was to put Sishang between Wei and Chu, so that Wei Guo and Sishang would directly confront each other except in the enclave of Linqiu.

Wei and Han will not be separated, and Wei and Han will occupy the northern part of Song State; Chu State will occupy the southwest of Song State; Sishang will occupy the central part of Song State.

This involves the ownership of some cities, whether it belongs to Sishang or Wei Chuhan, which will affect the future situation.

The king of Chu didn't want to fight, because he really didn't want to fight, because he knew that the fire in Sishang could not be extinguished, and he wanted to rely on World War I to defeat Sishang. Every year, 20 people and countless grain and grass are filled in Sishang, so that it is possible to uproot Sishang, change people's seeds, and people's hearts.

Otherwise, a win or two means nothing.

That being the case, the King of Chu felt that it was necessary to forge the iron with his own strength, and a world of chaos and great contention was inevitable. At this time, don’t try to be the first bird, first appease internal conflicts, resolve internal centralization and reform, and then consider striving for world hegemony.

In a fight, the nobles will inevitably want power, and the achievements of previous reforms will be in vain.

The envoy of the King of Chu, as the confidant of the King of Chu, is also on the side of the reform faction, that is, on the side of Prince Zang, because he is not from a noble family, nor is he a member of those big families, although he is also from the Jing family. , but it is a side branch.

According to King Chu's plan, to use the policy of appeasement to deal with Sishang is to fight the fire with the salary.

However, to fight a fire with a salary, if the wood is moist at the beginning, it can indeed suppress the fire. You just need to prepare enough water before the fire burns more vigorously.

At the very least, there are many places where the fire can burn. Prepare enough water by yourself. If Wei Guo is burned, you can choose whether to fight the fire or go to Wei Guo to grab water.

The envoy of the King of Chu was actually full of surprises about this move of the Mo family.

Not long ago, people from the Mohist family just went to the state of Chu, and talked in detail about the trade between the Mohist family and the state of Chu, and the people from Sishang went in and out of the state of Chu to draw the Kyushu map of the mountains and rivers, and did not see the meaning of fighting at all.

Especially if the Mohists really want to fight, they will definitely be prepared, such as some economic controls, such as an early order to reduce the number of acres planted, such as early recruitment and so on.

It can be said that a few days ago, Sishang really had no intention of fighting at all, and the weather was calm, which cannot be fooled.

The envoy of the King of Chu also believed in his heart that this was an accident, or that the royal family was really planning to do something. As a result, the Mo family intercepted the news and directly supported Dai's rebellion.

As for whether the imperial father Yueling was the first to strike, and whether the imperial father's family was right or wrong, that doesn't matter, only the needs of the countries.

If he needs to be right, then he is right; if he needs to be wrong, then he is wrong.

There is righteousness above the body, every country has the interests of all countries, and the world has the etiquette of the world. There are even different standards of right and wrong, so how can it be possible to judge right and wrong?

The important thing now is that things have happened, what is the Mo family going to do?What are you going to do?
Before coming, Xiong Yi told the messenger about his worries.

The state of Chu doesn't want to fight, and the Mo family doesn't want to fight either, but whether to fight or not may not be within the control of both sides.

If a big war really broke out, if the Mo family annexed Song State for various reasons, the king of Chu would have to fight even if he didn't want to.

When the state of Chu was reformed, many people objected that it was a "conspiracy against morality, easy use of weapons, rebellion against destiny, and change of ancestral system".

The king of Chu couldn't suppress the huge opposition of the nobles to the reform. Otherwise, the reform of Chu would not have been so slow.

Dozens of hereditary monarchs with military power, how can it be so easy to move them?

If the Mo family really sent troops to the Song State, even if the King of Chu didn't want to fight, the nobles of the Chu State would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble.

At that time, the righteousness of "disregarding the world's system, respect and disorder, and chaos in the world" will be held on the head of the King of Chu, and dozens of titles justifiably hope to send troops, what can the King of Chu do?
At that time, it is likely to be unstoppable.

That is to say, thanks to the split of the prince more than ten years ago, the old aristocratic powers in Chencai and other places were wiped out. There was a scene where Feng Jun lightly opened border provocations and went to war privately.

Otherwise, Fengjun is very far away from the capital of Chu, and he also has a certain amount of power to deal with it on the fly, including the right to start a war. Once he takes the initiative to intervene in the chaos of the Song Dynasty, the King of Chu will have no choice but to do nothing.

Now Sishang has started the general mobilization. When it comes to organizational strength and mobilization efficiency, Sishang is several times faster than other countries.

As long as Sishang is determined to interfere with Song State, even if Chu State joins the war, it will not be ready until at least a year later.

Because it is not as simple as sending troops, you must first compromise with the nobles, you must first distribute the benefits, you must first bridge the contradiction between the previous royal power and the feudal monarch, and then there are logistics, diplomacy, and alliances.

The princes of various countries are now worried that "the friendly army will not move like a mountain, and the friendly army will benefit from fishing".

If the state of Chu goes to war with Sishang alone, the state of Wei will definitely wave the flag and shout, without thinking about it. On the one hand, the relationship between Sishang and the state of Chu will be disintegrated, and on the other hand, it will strengthen the confidence of the state of Chu to go to war. But as for whether to send troops and how many troops to send... ...that's the unknown.

Wei Guo had a history of betraying the alliance five years ago. All countries don’t trust Wei Guo very much, and they also interfered in the civil war of Zhao Guo’s succession rights, and interfered in Chu’s succession dispute between Xiong Yi and Xiong Ding. But trust, after all, to fight is to fight, not to fight is not to fight; but for Wei Guo, he is really vigilant and distrustful.

Send troops in a hurry, let alone fight or not, if Wei and Han don't send troops, Chu will never send troops.

Because of the rise of Sishang, the status of Song State has changed a lot.

20 years ago, Song State was a country that must be contended for hegemony between Jin and Chu. As long as there was chaos in Song State, no matter whether it was Chu State or Wei State, they would send troops immediately.

Because the opponent must be the opponent.

Originally, it was a grievance between two people, but now it is a three-party vendetta. If there is chaos in Song State, Chu State has another choice.

It is Chu's strategy to shrink the strategy in the direction of the Central Plains, step up the construction of the Dongting area, and strengthen the Nanyang defense line.

One is the popularization of new agricultural tools and the other is the appearance of gunpowder weapons. The benefits of fighting in the Central Plains are far less than the development of Cangwu, Dongting and other areas.

Moreover, it can also ease domestic conflicts and strengthen the centralization of power. The king of Chu is not wrong in thinking, and he needs to be hard himself to strike the iron. If Chu can successfully centralize power, then he has many choices; Putting it all on the righteousness of "anti-Inkism" and martyrdom for the old era is not the choice of a hero.

The envoy of the King of Chu had a lot of things in his mind, especially on the first day when the news of the Song incident came, he wanted to see the high-level officials in Sishang, but was rejected, so he thought a lot.

What does Sishang want to do?
Is Sishang really planning to eat Song Guo himself?
All these, today finally have the answer, and the envoy of the king of Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this time is a special diplomatic event, and did not follow many new rules set by the Heze League back then, but met directly with Shi.

After the guests and hosts sat down, the envoy of the king of Chu did not express any opinion on the affairs of the Song State.

Because he couldn't publish it, he couldn't express any opinions until he was not sure what the king of Chu would do.

It is said that the Mo family did the right thing, so what if the king of Chu wants to fight?
It is said that the Mohists are angry with the sky and the people are angry, so what if the king of Chu wants to make peace?
But he couldn't help but talk about Song's affairs, so the emissary said: "The Mo family talks more about benefits, Song's affairs, and Chu's pros and cons?"

Since we are talking about interests, there is no right or wrong.

Shi didn't beat around the bush, and said directly, "Why does Song have anything to do with Chu? I don't know when Song became a vassal of Chu like Zeng, Sui, and Cai."

The envoy got up and said, "This is a foolish remark. Jin and Chu have fought for a hundred years, and fought several battles around Shangqiu, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. In the past, in the battle of Jinyang, we knew that our lips were dead and our teeth were cold; now Song and Chu are neighbors. There is no danger to defend from the south to Huaishui and Tongbai, if it is not about the pros and cons of Chu State?"

"If the neighbor's house is on fire, but you don't rescue it yourself, you just say that it is the neighbor's business and has nothing to do with me. Is this wise?"

"The mobilization of the Mohists intends to swallow the Song Dynasty? To preserve the Song Dynasty? To save the Song Dynasty? To so-called benefit the world? I am the king's envoy, how can I not know?"

Shi said: "The emperor's family in the Song Dynasty harmed the people, and the people complained. The people of the Song Dynasty rioted. In the past, there were riots in the Zhou calendar, and there was even more chaos in Xia Jie. This shows that the people of the Song Dynasty have suffered from the emperor's family for a long time."

"The Mohists still say that things in the Song Dynasty are chosen by the people of the Song Dynasty, and other countries have no right to interfere."

"If countries intervene, then Sishang must fulfill the non-aggression covenant of the year. Zimozi has always kept his promises, honoring promises over life, and taking Taiyue lightly, all of which are the righteousness of my Mohist school."

"The Sishang general mobilization is neither for swallowing Song, nor for preserving Song, nor for saving Song, but for keeping promises. When Song State needs us to fulfill the covenant, we will fulfill the covenant."

"So this matter is not about what Sishang wants to do, but what Chu, Wei, Han, and Qi countries want to do. If they send troops to invade Song Dynasty, how can Sishang ignore it?"

"If you don't care, who else in the world believes in the words of the Mohist school? Do you believe in the righteousness of the Mohist school? Mozi has lived up to the name of righteousness and promises for decades, and was betrayed and ridiculed by others. Who can bear the tens of thousands of Mohist disciples? "

"I can't recite it, and neither can other ink practitioners."

(End of this chapter)